X-Press It Blog Hop

Hello to all those visiting today as part of the X-Press It blog hop.
The Design Team have all been busy creating some great things to share with you.
I’ve created a canvas using various products from X-Press It.

I started by using a canvas, covered it with X-Press It’s Triple Tac 
Then, using the transfer technique, I adhered some Hazel & Ruby tissue paper.

I then used some of the Hazel & Ruby Stencil Masks

And covered it with different paint mediums, also from X-Press It.

I then added some twine to give it some texture, which is what I thought was missing.

As part of visiting today, and taking part in the Blog Hop,
You have the chance to win this amazing prize pack,
including a range of Fabscraps Diecuts, X-Press It Glue Markers, Hazel & Ruby Washi Tape,
A NEW A5 X-Press It Mixed Media Journal, a 24 Copic Wallet and X-Press It Double Sided tape
(Please note that the Fabscraps die cuts and Hazel & Ruby washi tape design may vary from pack to pack.)

To enter all you have to do is leave a comment telling me what inspires you to create?
(please note comments are moderated on my blog so your comment won’t show up straight away.)

Make sure you check out all the blog hop stops, for extra chances to win.

*The hop is open from 9am AEST July 9 until 11:59PM Monday July 14, 2014.
Sorry, Australian and New Zealand residents only.
Winners will be announced Tuesday July 15, 2014.

Inspiration Lane Blog   http://www.inspirationlane.com.au
Inspiration Lane Facebook   https://www.facebook.com/Inspirationlane
Copic Oz   http://copicoz.blogspot.com.au
X-Press It Blog   http://x-press-it.blogspot.com.au
Edna   http://edna15.blogspot.com.au
Kate   http://www.sparkletart.com
Kathy  http://www.inspiredtostamp.blogspot.com.au
Robyn  http://purplesalt.net
Teresa  http://thetamarisk.blogspot.com.au

You’ll be able to see how I made this journal page on X-Press It blog.

**Giveaway has now closed**

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X-Press It Blog Hop Sneak Peek

Tomorrow marks the start of a blog hop with X-Press It, Inspiration Lane, Copic Oz and all the Design Team.
Here is just a sneak of some of the things I will be sharing.

With over ten chances of winning amazing prize packs,
You want to be back tomorrow, just saying!

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X-Press It Halloween Hop

Welcome to The X-Press It Halloween Hop!
This is your chance to go trick or treating and win some X-Press It blog candy!
You have 8 chances to win something from the X-Press It Jac O’lantern of goodies!


Simply leave a comment on each of the 6 blogs and our Facebook and Instagram pages.
If you are just joining us on the hop, you are going to want to start at the beginning at www.x-press-it.blogspot.com.
Thank you for stopping by, enjoy the hop and happy Halloween!

The brand new glue markers are awesome

You now have a choice of three.
A Wide Glue Marker (as seen on the Trick or Treat),
a Glue Pen (as seen in the corners with the spiderwebs) and the original Glue Marker

This hop closes at Midnight Sunday AEST (November 3, 2013) and is open to Australian residents only.

· The Hop is to take place in the following order:

o X-Press It Blog

o Edna

o Anne

o Sharmaine

o Kate

o X-Press It Facebook

o X-Press It Instagram (@xpressitau)

Thanks for visiting me today.
Your next blog to visit is Kate’s
Don’t forget to comment before you leave
(all comments are moderated so it won’t show up straight away)

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Scrapbook Creations Magazine + A Piece Of Cake Designs Blog Hop

 

Welcome to the Scrapbook Creations and A Piece of Cake Designs blog hop!
Join us today as we take an online tour around the internet
to show you some of the amazing creative people using flairs out there.
I’ve created a page using A Piece of Cake Designs flair from 4 different varieties
My Girl Version 1

 

Chalkboard Icons

 

Cork Arrows

 

 

Everyday Cork

 

I’ve also used pieces and papers from Chic Tags, American Crafts, Studio Calico, Basic Grey and My Minds Eye.

 

I also used packaging from Basic Grey and Studio Calico

 

 

Here is the full hop list:

Scrapbook Creations 
Natalie M 
Renee I
Jenny G

Kayla M 

Alison C 

Lizzy H 

Sharmaine K (That’s me!)

Michelle S 

Kylie C 

Holly C 

Natalie E 

A Piece of Cake Designs

 

And guess what? There's something in it for you for following along!
All you need to do is leave a comment on all of the hop blog posts
or you can post a flair project to your own blog and link to our blog hop,
and you go into the draw to win!

 

ONE Major winner: $25 gift voucher to APOCD and a one-year subscription (six issues) to Scrapbook Creations

 

TWO Minor winners: Variety of flairs from APOCD and a six-month subscription (three issues) to Scrapbook Creations

The hop ends on Friday 1 November at 11:59pm.
We'll announce the winners of the hop on Monday 4 November at the Scrapbook Creations blog.

Thanks for visiting me today.
Your next blog to visit is Michelle’s
Don’t forget to comment before you leave
(all comments are moderated so it won’t show up straight away)

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Cocoa Daisy Day of Inspiration Blog Hop - WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT!

Winner Announcement:
Thanks to everyone who dropped by and commented with the blog hop.
Congrats to Miriam Prantner!
Winner of the stamp giveaway.
Miriam, I've emailed you and await your address details.
Thanks to you all again!

Hi! Welcome to my stop on the Cocoa Daisy Day of Inspiration Blog Hop!
You should have come from Mandy Kay Starner’s blog.
The team were all given a Maya Road canvas hip bag to alter,
And we are sharing them with you today,
As part of our Inspiration Day and Blog Hop.
If you’re starting here, be sure to go to the Cocoa Daisy blog
and check out the rest of the team’s bags!

Here’s my Maya Road hip bag.

I’ve dyed it yellow before playing with paint and ink.
I was inspired by the colours, design and print on this piece of artwork.

I found the art on pinterest,
it was linked back to "My Soul Soup",
but the pinterest link  now goes to an empty page.

As part of the blog hop I have not one but two Cocoa Daisy stamps to giveaway!
And I am giving you not one but two chances to win!
To enter all you have to do is leave a comment,
and tell me your idea for a stamp design.
For a second entry
LIKE the Cocoa Daisy Facebook page,
and tell me, in a comment, that you have.
Entries close Monday the 6^th of May at 8 AM EST (Monday 10pm Aussie Time).
I’ll announce the winner here on Tuesday.

Good luck!

Now it’s back on to the blog hop!
You are now off to visit the cool Stephanie Wheeler

Here’s a master list if you started in the middle:

1. Alissa Fast

2. Anna Bjorkland

3. Ashley Calder

4. Denise Morrison

5. Emily Pitts

6. Jaime Warren

7. Jody Ferlaak

8. Kim Stewart

9. Lisa Saunders

10. Mandie Pierce

11. Mandy Koeppen

12. Mandy Kay Starner

13. Sharmaine Kruijver

14. Stephanie Wheeler

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SCRAPBOOKING MEMORIES BLOG HOP

Yes, that’s right!!
I’m thrilled to have been asked to take part in
Scrapbooking Memories Magazine’s very first blog hop!
So if you have jumped over from the Scrapbooking Memories blog
or from Leanne Allinson’s blog
WELCOME!!
Over this week you will find the links to 10 scrappers
(a mix of present Masters and regular contributors to the magazine) 
Each has been asked to create based on a theme,
but we can’t tell you what the theme is…
You have to guess!
Make sure you check out the Scrapbooking Memories Blog
for all the links and maybe some clues?!
Here is my page, which may (or may not!?!?!) help you out

 

 

I’ve used just one piece of pattern paper,
“Old Mill Bridge” from October Afternoon’s Woodland Park range
Got to love double sided paper!!
The gorgeous flair are from Greatest View and were perfect for my page

 

 

I’ve cut it with my silhouette cameo
I’ve used the feathers from “feather set”
The “Arrows and Target” is a freebie from Kinsey Wilson

 

 

I thought it looked like feathers, do you agree??

 

 

I used the “stars & dots 4x6 life card” as a stencil
and misted over with some Heidi Swapp “Tinsel” and “Tropicana Teal”

 

 

Added my journaling, on a trusty shipping tag

 

 

Make sure you leave a comment to say hi,
comments are moderated so it won’t show up straight away.

Your next stop, in this hop, is one of the Masters…
It’s Beth Jarrett 
Have fun everyone!

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Halloween Blog Hop Winners

Congratulations to the winners of our blog hop!!
If you see your name below,
please send an email to sascha@xpressgraphx.com.au
with the Subject: Blog Hop and  include your postal address, so she can post your goodies off to you ASAP.

o   Copic Oz Blog Winner- EmbossingQueen
o   Edna’s Blog Winner- Datsu
o   Mandi’S Blog Winner-Alethea
o   FabScraps Oz Blog Winner- DebiJ
o   Marelle’s Blog Winner- Fiona Powell
o   Tarrah’s Blog Winner- Kerri
o   X-Press It Blog Winner- Alshandra
o   Kathy’s Blog Winner- Gab
o   Sharmaine’s Blog Winner- Rachel Marks

Congrats to everyone and thanks for taking part in the Halloween Blog Hop
Here is a reminder of what you won

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Halloween Hop - Boo!

Welcome to our Halloween Hop sponsored by Copic, FabScraps, La-La Land Crafts and X-Press It.
Today we are teaming up to share some Halloween fun.
Whether you love scrapbooking or stamping, colouring or card making there should be something to inspire your creativity.
Of course there is also awesome blog candy to be won!



Simply leave a comment on each of the 9 blogs throughout the hop and you have the chance to win a fantastic trick or treat pack of blog candy on EACH of the 9 blogs!
If you are just joining us on the hop, you are going to want to start at the beginning at Copic Oz.
Thank you for stopping by to see my creation!
Be sure to visit the rest of the designers participating in this blog hop, click on the next name on the list below.
Also don't forget to leave me a comment to win some blog candy. This blog hop finishes at 12:01am AEST on October 29, 2012. Enjoy the hop and happy Halloween!
o Copic Oz
o Edna
o Mandi
o FabScraps Oz
o Marelle
o Tarrah
o X-Press It
o Kathy
o Sharmaine (that’s me)

Now while we don’t celebrate Halloween
I thought it would be a great time to scrap a photo of a Jack-o-lantern that Megan carved last year

I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out the stars (using a cut file from Marcy Penner) from the pattern paper
I’ve then layered this onto another pattern paper before applying from texture paste and red + yellow mist

I also used my cameo to cut a speech bubble and the “BOO”

and used minimal embellishments, just the Fabscraps wooden button and gorgeous Filigree

I also cut, with the Cameo, this “BOO” journal spot

Products used:
Pattern Paper:  Rustic Tracks, Heritage Script 3, Organic Kitchen, Rustic Outdoors (all from Fabscraps)
Alphas: Jillibean Soup and American Crafts 
Embellishments: Button and Metal Filigree (all from Fabscraps)
Adhesive: double sided tape and Foam mounting tape (all from X-Press It)
Mist: Maya Road and Dylusions 
Other: texture paste, sharpie pen, pen, staples and Silhouette Cameo
Thanks for “Hopping” by
Don’t forget to leave a comment, so you have a chance of winning the prize pack
And why not check out the inspiration on the other blogs
Happy hopping

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It’s All Tied Up In A Rainbow

Thank you to all who stopped by for the Cocoa Daisy blog hop
I appreciated each of your comments
I wondered if my little blog would cope with having so many of you visit!
I know that I had to contain my excitement as it bubbled with each visitor
I’ve already dropped by a few blogs but hope to visit you all
If delight were butter I am a piece of warm toast!
Thank you
So the moment you have been waiting for…
Drum roll
The winner of the stamps??!!
Well, Jessica picked the comment number and that happened to be:

Laura said...

Loving this hop!

7:16 AM

Congrats Laura!!
Can you email me your address details so I can pass them on to Christine and she will post you the gorgeous stamps.

AND

Because I appreciated having you all stop by I thought I would send something out to another lucky person
So Lucy picked this comment:

Deborah J said...

Congratulations on your first Cocoa Daisy blog hop (and I'm always pleased to support a fellow Aussie!)

6:11 AM

Deborah, can you please email me your details so I can get a little prize pack off to you too.

You will find the email me button up the top under my banner
Thanks again everyone!

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If You're Lost And Feeling Low, Circumnavigate The Globe

Hi everyone
Are you hopping through as part of the Cocoa Daisy website reveal and blog hop??
Have you just hopped across from Anna’s blog?
Welcome to my blog
I’m Sharmaine
and I am excited about the new look Cocoa Daisy site
and super happy to be taking part in my first Cocoa Daisy blog hop

If you haven’t joined in the hop why not head over to the starting point THE COCOA DAISY BLOG
Every blog you visit you can leave a comment,
Because every comment has the chance of winning a prize!
And if you comment on this post you could win the complete stamp set for March!
Yes you could win all FOUR of this month's exclusive, sold out, Cocoa Daisy Stamps!

You have till 8pm (EST US time) on Sunday (which is 12pm Monday here in Australia) to enter.
Make sure you include an email address so I can contact the winner.

As part of this blog hop we were each asked to create a card using the March kit AND stamps
I love the arrow set and thought they could also pass for some cute houses
what do you think??

and a sketch for YOU

and, because I love that you visited,
Here is another card, made using the same sketch and stamps

I do like to make quick and simple cards.

Did you know that along with the blog hop, sketches and giveaways
Christine is offering 2 super cool subscription offers!!

1. Sign up for a 6 month kit subscription and you will receive 20% off your first month's kit.

2. Sign up for a 6 month kit AND a 6 month stamp subscription and you will get 20% off your first month's kit and stamps PLUS an exclusive Cocoa Daisy Tote bag.

And here are all the other blogs, if you want to check out the inspiration, sketches and giveaways!
Cocoa Daisy
Emily Pitts
Ronda Palazzari
Jen Davis
Mandy Koeppen
Vicki Boutin
Alissa Fast
Lisa Saunders
Julie Fei-Fan Balzer
Stephanie Wheeler
Kim Watson
Lisa Pace
Anja Wade
Denise Morrison
Annabelle O'Malley
Anna Bjorklund
Sharmaine Kruijver (that’s me!)
Amy Tan
Diana Fisher
Nathalie Kalbach
Ali Edwards

Right
Don’t forget to leave a comment (and your name and email address)

And then
On you hop

You are off to visit the amazingly talented AMY TAN next
Have fun
and thanks for stopping hopping by

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